Holden Caulfield In The Catcher In The Rye

From all the books I’ve read, Holden Caulfield is the most unique character I have encountered thus far. Since the beginning, I was oddly intrigued by his blatant pessimism towards life. Additionally, he acquires a negligent outlook on education, having been expelled from a myriad of prestigious schools, including the most recent one Pencey. He lacks not intelligence, but motivation. To say that Holden finds it difficult to get along with other people is an understatement. The truth is he despises the general population of the planet, constantly scrutinizing and labelling them as “phony” or “lousy”. An assortment of things irritates him, comprising of arrogance, poor hygiene, insecurity, boringness, selfishness, hypocrisy, etc… Basically he is fed up with everything and anything, and struggles gravely to cope with this world. He strongly and habitually censures the actions of those around him, although he himself is not much different. While many guys his age would welcome a night of reckless sex, Holden is very prudent regarding this matter. Despite the fact that he is easily turned on and vigorously tries to get laid, what he really believes is that intercourse should only happen where true love is present. When Holden discovers his roommate fooling around with a girl he obviously didn’t care
With pure Chinese blood circulating their veins, their sternness when it comes to these things is quite explicable. They concur with Holden on the fact that intercourse is a task that only two genuine partners have the right to execute. It infuriates them that some people treat it like a game. I have never objected to any of their strictures, because I see adequate reasoning in them. Holden may come off as ridiculous at first with his timidities about sex, but it is also stupendous that he can grasp some concepts that other guys cannot even begin to